Evangelist Dan Peterson
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                         5 Father’s Day Gifts For Your Children
                                           Ephesians 6:1-4
1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2“Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3“that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”£ 4Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
 
I.     The Gift of Time            
                        a. Eli’s poor example             (1 Samuel 2:22-25)
                       
                        b. The importance of time
           
II.     The Gift of Doing
 
                        a. Abraham’s example with Isaac
 
                        b. Doing is better than just being together
 
III.     The Gift of Virtues
 
                        a. What kind of character do you model?
 
                        b.  Model how to be a good father (Eph. 5:25-29)
 
IV.     The Gift of Sharing
 
                        a.  Don’t exasperate your children (Eph. 6:1-4)
 
                        b. Share your dreams with your kids
 
V.      The Gift of Encouragement
 
                  a. Paul’s example of encouragement 1 Tim. 1:1-5
 
                  b. Encourage & get excited about your kids